Village Indigobird
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Village Indigobird

Vidua chalybeata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Pilanesberg National Park
3 Verified records at Pilanesberg National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The village indigobird (Vidua chalybeata), also known as the steelblue widowfinch or (in U.S. aviculture) the Combassou finch, is a small songbird belonging to the family Viduidae. It is distinguishable from other indigobird species by bill and leg colours, the colour tinge of the male's breeding plumage, song, and to lesser extent, the nestling's plumage and mouth pattern. The bill colour can be red or white depending on the population, and there is some regional variation in the colour tone of the male's plumage. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Pilanesberg National Park

Pin-tailed Whydah
LC

Pin-tailed Whydah

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vidua macroura

10–20% · With luck
Shaft-tailed Whydah
LC

Shaft-tailed Whydah

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vidua regia

5–10% · With luck
Long-tailed Paradise Whydah
LC

Long-tailed Paradise Whydah

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vidua paradisaea

<5% · Rare
Purple Indigobird
LC

Purple Indigobird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vidua purpurascens

Insufficient data
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

70–80% · Very likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

60–70% · Likely
Pied Crow
LC

Pied Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albus

50–60% · Likely
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
LC

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis nitens

50–60% · Likely
Southern Masked Weaver
LC

Southern Masked Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus velatus

40–50% · Likely
Crimson-breasted Gonolek
LC

Crimson-breasted Gonolek

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius atrococcineus

40–50% · Likely
Red-winged Starling
LC

Red-winged Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus morio

40–50% · Likely
Arrow-marked Babbler
LC

Arrow-marked Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides jardineii

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Village Indigobird at Pilanesberg National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
40–50%
2 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
3 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
4 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
5 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
6 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
7 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
8 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
9 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
10 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
11 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
12 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
13 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
14 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
15 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
16 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
17 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
18 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
19 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
20 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
21 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
22 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
<5%
23 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
24 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
25 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
26 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
27 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
28 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
29 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
30 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
31 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
32 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
33 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
34 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
35 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
36 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
37 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
38 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
39 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
40 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
41 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
42 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
43 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
44 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
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